Diary.AR'S CHOICE OF CURRENT INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS For an expanded and constantly updated list, go to our website: www.arplus.com/exhibitions AUSTRIA HOW TO BUILD? THE MODERNIST BOOK Until 2 February 2004 Architekturzentrum, Vienna Books on modern architecture modern architecture, new architectural style that emerged in many Western countries in the decade after World War I. It was based on the "rational" use of modern materials, the principles of functionalist planning, and the rejection of historical precedent and ornament. This style has been generally designated as modern, although the labels International style, Neue Sachlichkeit, and functionalism have also been used. from collection of Italian art Italian art, works of art produced in the geographic region that now constitutes the nation of Italy. Italian art has engendered great public interest and involvement, resulting in the consistent production of monumental and spectacular works. In addition, Italian art has nearly always been closely allied with the intellectual and/or religious currents of its day while retaining its own remarkable past as a continual source of inspiration. collector Egidio Marzona, including Frank Lloyd Wright, Adolf Behne and Gordon Matta Matta (Roberto Sebastián Antonio Matta Echaurren) (rōbĕr`tō sābästyän` äntōn`yō mät`tä ĕkhär`rĕn), 1911?–2002, Chilean painter who left his native country for Paris (1935) and thereafter worked in Europe and the United States, b. Santiago.-Clark and by artists who have crossed the boundaries of art and architecture. www.azw.at CANADA out of the box: price, rossi, stirling Stirling, council area and former county, ScotlandStirling, council area and former county, Scotland: see Stirlingshire.Stirling, town, ScotlandStirling, town (1991 pop. 38,638), Stirling council area, central Scotland, on the Forth River. The center of a large farm district, it has livestock markets and light industries making agricultural machinery, carpets, and meat products (bacon curing). + mattaclarkUntil 6 September 2004 Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montreal The work of Cedric Price, Aldo Rossi, James Stirling, and Gordon Matta-Clark gets a timely airing, in a homage to a quartet of the most provocative and influential figures in 1970s architecture and art. www.cca.qc.ca ITALY BILBAO Bilbao (bēlbä`ō), city (1990 pop. 383,798), capital of Vizcaya prov., N Spain, in the Basque Country, on both banks of the Nervión River, near the Bay of Biscay. A leading Spanish port and commercial center since the 19th cent., it is at the heart of an important industrial area with iron mines nearby. IN GENOA Genoa (jĕn`ōwə), Ital. Genova GENOVA - An old statistical package still in use on some VM computers., city (1991 pop. 678,771), capital of Genoa prov. and of Liguria, NW Italy, on the Ligurian Sea. Beautifully situated on the Italian Riviera, it is the chief seaport of Italy and rivals Marseilles, France, as the leading Mediterranean port.: CULTURE TRANSFORMS THE CITY Until 11 January 2004 Palazzo Ducale, Genoa A pair of reciprocal exhibitions, Bilbao in Genoa and Genoa in Bilbao (at the Museo Bellas Artes) show off the shiny new images of both cities and examine how culture can be a catalyst for change in urban centres. www.palazzoducale.genova.it SPAIN JEAN DUBUFFET Until November 2004 Guggenheim Meyer Guggenheim, 1828–1905, b. Aargau canton, Switzerland, emigrated (1847) to the United States, prospered as a retail merchant in Philadelphia, and in time built up a flourishing business importing Swiss embroidery. When nearly 60 he purchased from friends some Colorado mining property. Sensing that sure profits were in processing rather than in mining, he built large smelters in Colorado and Mexico and a refinery at Perth Amboy, N.J. Museum, Bilbao Dubuffet's Art Brut Brut, Brute (both: br  t), or Brutus (br was a radical challenge to established aesthetic values. www.guggenheim-bilbao.es UK EMERGING ARCHITECTURE Until 2 March 2004 RIBA, London Winning projects from this year's ar+d awards at the Florence Hall. Savour the amazing diversity and ingenuity of the world's leading awards programme for young architects. www.riba-london.com |
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